What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot stated he departed saranac lake, NY (adirondack regional airport kslk) at approximately 0730 local time for a flight to the Queen city airport (1N9) in Allentown, PA with five (5) passengers onboard. At approximately 0930 local time the pilot was landing on runway 25 at 1N9. He stated he touched down on runway 25, and the aircraft bounced back into the air. The pilot stated the aircraft touched down again on the main landing gear, slamming the nose landing gear on the runway. Subsequently, the aircraft's cone assy (nose cone), windshield post, windshield bow attach bracket, and frame assy were damaged. Weather was VFR, winds were light and variable, and there were no reported injuries. The pilot stated he was used to flying C-130'S for the military, and had just recently been checked out in the Piper seneca.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED SARANAC LAKE, NY (ADIRONDACK REGIONAL AIRPORT KSLK) AT APPROXIMATELY 0730 LOCAL TIME FOR A FLIGHT TO THE QUEEN CITY AIRPORT (1N9) IN ALLENTOWN, PA WITH FIVE (5) PASSENGERS ONBOARD. AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 LOCAL TIME THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 25 AT 1N9. HE STATED HE TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 25, AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, SLAMMING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ON THE RUNWAY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT'S CONE ASSY (NOSE CONE), WINDSHIELD POST, WINDSHIELD BOW ATTACH BRACKET, AND FRAME ASSY WERE DAMAGED. WEATHER WAS VFR, WINDS WERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE, AND THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS USED TO FLYING C-130'S FOR THE MILITARY, AND HAD JUST RECENTLY BEEN CHECKED OUT IN THE PIPER SENECA.
NTSB investigation
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